Carrie and John from Minnesota took a huge trip with me in 2024 from Rome to the Rhein over nearly three weeks. This time they will come over for a shorter trip with their daughter and her boyfriend to Paris and the French Riviera.
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James and Linda return after 14 years
James and Linda got a small taste of travel the European Focus way in the fall of 2013 when I picked them up in Heidelberg and brought them to my home town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. I delivered them to the Frankfurt Airport the following late afternoon. Now they are back for a tour […]
Cyndi and Joe’s trip to Ireland
Cyndi and Joe will enjoy their second tour, this time to the Emerald Isle including Dublin, Cashel, Kenmare, Cobh, Kinsale, Baltimore (Cork) and Dingle.
Reserved for Billy, Jodie and Family return to Europe
A family of five returns for more rollercoaster fun (one of the family members has ridden more than 120 of them in his 17 years) along with medieval towns, soaring Swiss Alps and more.
Gord and Erika’s Big European Adventure
First time guests from Manitoba will join James in Rome on May 2 and will from there enjoy Rome, Tuscany countryside around Montepulciano, Bologna, Lucerne in Switzerland, Paris and Normandy, the Rhein Valley around Bacharach on an ambitious 19-day itinerary. Thank you multiple time guests Judy and Sam for the referral!
The Mrak Family Tour in England
What a tour! This trip was put together in October, 2023 for June 23 arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport. Putting together various interests from all members of the group of five was a challenge, definitely, but it was a fun one! I’m able to leverage more than three decades of experience to mold the best […]
Spa and Exploration Tour South Germany (Repeat Guest)
This time James will show this repeat guest the Rhein and Mosel Valleys, his home town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and then a relaxing stay at a spa hotel in Berchtesgaden, with a visit to nearby Salzburg, Austria and more.
Driving on the Left? No Problem.
The stories my guests and I hear while touring around Ireland or England are all the same. Americans, unprepared and inexperienced with “driving on the left” telling their stories of pure terror. Recently, five adults in their 60s admitted they had given up trying to do it on their own and hired a driver to […]





